Cookies
A cookie is a small text file which asks permission to be downloaded on your personal computer, smart phone, tablet or other device used by you to access the website when you visit our website. Cookies are used to log traffic in various ways, which includes identifying which pages are being used, which products you have viewed, time spent browsing and remembering your preferences. This helps us to analyse data about web traffic to improve your user experience of our website. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful..
A cookie does not contain personal information about you. More information about cookies cookies is available at at https://allaboutcookies.org/ and www.youronlinechoices.eu
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. If prefer to disable cookies or be notified when a new cookie is going to be used you can usually modify your browser setting by going to the ‘Help’ tab on your browser. If you decide to not to consent to cookies your overall user experience from our website may be more limited as we cannot track your interests and preferences.
Cookie List
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
| Cookie key | Domain | Path | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress_logged_in_2f72585676e8a93d2147fb68b6945660 | .careers.bmstores.co.uk | / | First‑party | 4 weeks 2 days | Used by WordPress to indicate when a user is logged in and who they are. Set after successful login to recognise authenticated users and grant access to restricted content. Session‑based and encrypted to ensure a seamless, secure browsing experience across pages. |
| wp_lang | .careers.bmstores.co.uk | / | First‑party | Session | Stores your language preference so that content is presented in the chosen language on future visits. |
| wordpress_sec_2f72585676e8a93d2147fb68b6945660 | .careers.bmstores.co.uk | /wp-content/plugins | First‑party | 4 weeks 2 days | Provides enhanced security for logged‑in users by storing encrypted authentication details. Ensures secure sessions when accessing sensitive administrative areas, preventing unauthorised use of authentication tokens. |
| CookieScriptConsent | careers.bmstores.co.uk | / | First‑party | 4 weeks 2 days | Remembers your cookie consent preferences for our banner, ensuring the banner behaves correctly on return visits. |
| SOCS | .google.com | / | Third‑party | 1 year | Stores your choices regarding cookie settings and consent for certain cookie categories within Google services. |
| __Secure-ENID | .google.com | / | Third‑party | 5 months 3 weeks | A security‑related functional cookie managed by Google, ensuring safe, authenticated and personalised use of services such as Maps or Search. |
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
| Cookie key | Domain | Path | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| _gid | .bmstores.co.uk | / | Third‑party | 1 day | Set by Google Analytics to store and update a unique value for each page visited. Used to count and track pageviews across sessions. |
| _ga_TLZEY8ZQZL | .bmstores.co.uk | / | Third‑party | 1 year | Used by Google Analytics to persist session state, ensuring consistent measurement of user behaviour on return visits. |
| _ga_2L85PBP2Q8 | .bmstores.co.uk | / | Third‑party | 1 year | Used by Google Analytics to persist the session state, contributing to accurate tracking of returning users over time. |
| vuid | .vimeo.com | / | Third‑party | 1 year 3 weeks | Used by the Vimeo video player to collect analytics‑tracking information, helping Vimeo understand video views and interactions. |
| _ga | .cookie‑script.com | / | Third‑party | 1 year | Associated with Google Universal Analytics. Assigns a randomly generated number to distinguish unique users and is used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data. |
| _ga_6HZSPS6QTR | .cookie‑script.com | / | Third‑party | 1 year | Used by Google Analytics to persist session state for enhanced accuracy in tracking sessions. |
| _dd_s | player.vimeo.com | / | Third‑party | 1 hour | Stores session data for the Vimeo player, ensuring consistency in video playback preferences and assisting in error management. |
| _ga | .bmstores.co.uk | / | Third‑party | 1 year 1 month | Associated with Google Universal Analytics. Assigns a unique client identifier to distinguish users and is included in each page request for analytics reporting. |
| _ga_S7EXWLS216 | .bmstores.co.uk | / | Third‑party | 1 year 1 month | Used by Google Analytics to persist session state, preserving session‑related data over multiple visits. |
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
| Name | Provider / Domain | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Meta Platform Inc. / .bmstores.co.uk | 2 months 4 weeks | Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products, including real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. Helps track visitors across websites to deliver more relevant ads. |
| ps_l | Meta Platform Inc. / .bmstores.co.uk | 4 days | This cookie is associated with user preferences and saving settings to enhance the user experience on the website. |
| c_user | Meta Platform Inc. / .facebook.com | 1 year | This login cookie identifies the logged-in Facebook user. It may function as a session cookie or persist up to 30 days, depending on browser and user settings. |
| datr | Meta Platform Inc. / .facebook.com | 5 months 3 weeks | This cookie identifies the browser used to connect to Facebook. It supports security features and detection of suspicious login activity, particularly bot behaviour. Behavioural data linked to this cookie is deleted after 10 days, according to Facebook. |
| fr | Meta Platform Inc. / .facebook.com | 2 months 4 weeks | Stores a combination of browser and user IDs for targeted advertising. Used to deliver, measure, and improve the relevance of ads across Facebook services. |
| presence | Meta Platform Inc. / .facebook.com | Session | This session-based cookie reflects the user’s chat status when logged into Facebook, indicating whether chat is active, open, or minimised. |
| sb | Meta Platform Inc. / .facebook.com | 5 months 3 weeks | Used by Facebook for browser identification, authentication, and other site-specific functionalities, including marketing and analytics features. |
| xs | Meta Platform Inc. / .facebook.com | 1 year | This cookie is used to maintain a secure Facebook session for the user. It supports continued login state across browser sessions. |
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
| Name | Provider / Domain | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| player | .vimeo.com | 10 months 3 weeks | This first-party cookie is created by Vimeo to store user preferences related to the video player, such as volume, autoplay, and fullscreen mode. It enhances the user experience by remembering playback settings. |
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare, Inc. / .vimeo.com | 30 minutes | Set by Cloudflare to distinguish human visitors from bots. It stores an encrypted, short-lived token that lets genuine viewers watch videos without captchas or blocks, ensuring secure and smooth playback. |
| _cfuvid | Cloudflare, Inc. / .vimeo.com | Session | Issued by Cloudflare when several users share the same IP address (e.g. office NAT, public Wi‑Fi). It assigns the browser a one‑off random ID for the current session so Cloudflare’s rate‑limiting rules can isolate abusive traffic without throttling legitimate viewers. |
| player_clearance | vimeo.com | 2 weeks 4 days | This cookie is set by Vimeo to ensure proper functioning of the embedded video player. It helps manage access and loading performance of Vimeo-hosted videos, ensuring users can view content smoothly across sessions. It does not collect personal data for tracking or advertising purposes. |
| SOCS | .google.com | 1 year | SOCS is a cookie used to store information about a user’s choices regarding cookie settings and consent for the use of certain categories of cookies, exclusively within Google services. |
| NID | .google.com | 5 months 3 weeks | NID is a primary identifier cookie set by Google Maps services. It stores filter settings and other preferences related to maps. While it is not strictly necessary for the operation of the website, it ensures the correct and personalised functioning of integrated Google services, thus providing essential “functionality”. Without it, Google Maps may not work properly. |
| __Secure-ENID | .google.com | 5 months 3 weeks | __Secure-ENID is a security-related functional cookie used by Google to ensure safe, authenticated, and personalised use of its services such as Google Maps, Search, or account features. It is managed entirely by Google. |
Storages
Our website uses local storage solely to support essential in‑site functions and never for tracking or profiling. The data you see below are stored in your browser for technical reasons—such as delivering accurate job‑search results near you, displaying the correct publication time of vacancies, and retaining your location settings—and are not shared with third parties or used to monitor your activity.
| Storage key | Type | Category |
|---|---|---|
| lastExternalReferrer | local | Strictly Necessary |
| topicsLastReferenceTime | local | Strictly Necessary |
| lastExternalReferrerTime | local | Strictly Necessary |
| jobs_radius | local | Strictly Necessary |
| location | local | Strictly Necessary |
| lock_location | local | Strictly Necessary |
| user_latituduser_longitudee | local | Strictly Necessary |
| cdids | local | Strictly Necessary |
| lv | local | Strictly Necessary |
| rc::a | local | Strictly Necessary |
| rc::f | local | Strictly Necessary |
| tup | local | Strictly Necessary |
| rc::c | local | Strictly Necessary |
| sync_active | local | Functionality |